Counsellor profile
Farhaana Hanif, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Trauma and grief
- Burnout and coping
About Farhaana
Counsellor Farhaana Hanif is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with three years' experience working across the social care sector in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English.
Farhaana uses a person-centred way of working that keeps the client in control of pace and focus. She aims to listen without judgement and to help people name what feels difficult. This first part of work is often about feeling understood and less alone with hard emotions.
In later sessions she helps people spot patterns that maintain distress and tries practical ways to change them. That might include gentle reflection on relationships, setting clearer boundaries, or finding coping strategies for burnout and anxiety. She discusses options with each person rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Her background in social care brings experience across varied life stages and needs. She also offers support for issues linked to abandonment, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness and body image concerns. People come for help with complex emotional reactions tied to past events or current pressures.
Farhaana describes counselling as a steady process rather than a quick fix. She usually works at a measured pace so people can practise new ways of handling feelings between sessions. If you want to know more about how she works, there is a short matching questionnaire to complete before booking a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Person-centred counselling focuses on the person's own pace and priorities. The counsellor listens with minimal direction and reflects what the client brings. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of emotions, decide on boundaries, or regain a sense of control after loss or stress.Work that explores patterns and practical coping looks at how thoughts, feelings and routines keep problems going. The counsellor and client identify small changes to try between sessions, such as breathing exercises, boundary-setting steps or routines to reduce burnout. These techniques suit issues like anxiety, depression and day-to-day stressors.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will discuss different ways of working and agree a route forward together based on needs, goals and what feels manageable. This is a collaborative process and can change as the work progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are offered before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, such as reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins at a convenient hour, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can use digital sessions to keep continuity of care when meeting face to face is difficult, while still focusing on practical steps and emotional support.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional areas include abandonment, codependency and caregiver stress among others.
What is her therapeutic style?
She follows a person-centred, collaborative approach that keeps the client in control of pace and focus. Sessions involve listening, exploring patterns and discussing practical coping options.
How long has she been practising?
She has three years' experience working across the social care sector and in counselling settings.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and signing up handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.